1.   Another disappointment came with the current fund, when would-be partner Hira Thapliyal, who has founded several companies backed by MedVenture, decided to remain an entrepreneur.

2.   After evaluating a few more issues, the two partners will decide whether to go from bi-monthly to monthly publication.

3.   But Malone said in an interview that the partners decided to scale back the wired telephone part of the alliance.

4.   But now, with prices soaring, the two partners decided to sell the neo-Grec brownstone.

5.   But the treaty partners will not decide how to score forestry until a science panel reports in about two years.

6.   But the four managing partners decided a year ago that they needed to better focus their acquisition efforts.

7.   During the weekend meeting, partners decided against selling stock after reviewing their options -- going public, staying private and other undisclosed choices.

8.   In another move, the partners decided to use cane sugar, instead of the corn syrup preferred by the industry.

9.   In January, the partners decided against going public, persuaded that their base was sufficient to support and build trading and investment banking worldwide.

10.   Indeed, for all the potential rewards, many younger partners are deciding it is safer to stay where they are.